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Lō^cri , ōrum, m., = Λοκροί.
A. A people of Greece, consisting of several tribes.
1. The Locri Epicnemidii, on the Cephissus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27.—
2. The Locri Ozolae, bordering on the Ætolians, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7. —
3. The Locri Epizephyrii, in the territory of the Bruttii, where they had founded the city of Narycium, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 74; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 5, 11; id. Fin. 5, 29, 87; id. Att. 6, 1, 18.—
B. The city of Narycium, a colony of the Grecian Locrians, now Gierace: “haud procul ab urbe Locris,” Liv. 28, 6 sq.; Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211; 7, 47, 48, § 152; cf. Mann. Ital. p. 186.—Hence,
A. Lŏcrensis , e, adj., of or belonging to the Epizephyrian Locrians, Locrian: “ager,” Plin. 11, 27, 32, § 95.—Lŏcrenses , ium, m., the Locrians, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90.—
B. Lō^cris , ĭdis, f., = Λοκρίς, the country of Locris, in Greece, Liv. 26, 26.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 6.1.18
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.5.90
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 11.95
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.7
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.27
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 28, 6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 26
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.29
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.2
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